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Very informative and extremely interactive. It lost some of my attention because of the length. I liked the fact that the...
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Very informative and extremely interactive. It lost some of my attention because of the length. I liked the fact that the show incorporated many different types of websites, videos, quizzes, etc. I thought it was great for covering exponents. I wasn't sure how much time would be spent in class doing something like this? Or maybe it could be broken up into separate class periods? I thought the "base camp" idea was good since it allowed students to dictate the way that they wanted to learn about the concept, whether it was reading or video, etc. It really allowed students to explore UDL strategies of representation, expression, and engagement.Technical Remarks:I had some timing issues, but I'm not sure if that was because the show was opened in Keynote instead of Powerpoint.

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I think the lesson was very good and informative. I didn't agree with the fact that students needed to improve their...
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I think the lesson was very good and informative. I didn't agree with the fact that students needed to improve their vocabulary in order to improve scores on exams. I understand that this is a real concern for many of us teachers, but I do not feel that it should be the problem as to why we teach vocabulary. Perhaps teaching vocabulary to help them improve reading and reading comprehension would be a better problem that needs to be faced. Using the quizlet site for vocab review is great. It really gives the students the power to interact with the terms, and does it in a medium with which they are familiar. Being able to access students' results via the internet is great for the teacher as well because the teacher can then see where different students were having trouble. Using the site and the internet may allow teachers to help individual students with their different problems. Students who are visual can read the info, and using the internet allows kinesthetic learners and auditory learners to have access to motion and/or headphones to help them interact with the material.Technical Remarks:I didn't have any technical problems.

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I thought this was a great quiz! (I could be biased because I'm a science teacher!) It was very interactive, and could be...
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I thought this was a great quiz! (I could be biased because I'm a science teacher!) It was very interactive, and could be used in a group setting or individually to review and/or vocab terms. It could also be posted on a website for students to access when they're not in school. You might be able to add some little videos into the presentation if they got a term wrong to help clarify, or maybe add a voiceover to read the different definitions for students whose reading skills aren't as strong or who are auditory learners. I definitely thought it did a great job with including UDL because it showed how new information could be presented to students, how students could interact with the information, and could hopefully motivate students to learn more about the different habitats and ecosystems around them.Technical Remarks:During the presentation, I had a few problems with the slides advancing too quickly and jumping around, but that could be a problem with Keynote, which was the application where I opened it.

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I thought the show was very informative. It could be used as a presentation with some interaction of students. I liked that...
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I thought the show was very informative. It could be used as a presentation with some interaction of students. I liked that it gave some data about how employers and colleges look at social media to see what prospective students/employees do in their free time. It applied the social media outlets that students use on a daily basis to real life scenarios, and hopefully that would motivate students to learn how their choices about what information they share on the internet impact their futures. The show is an example of an UDL because it created a new way for students to interact with the information, and it allowed students to navigate through the show at their own pace. It gave direct feedback with questions, so students would know immediately if they had understood a concept or not.Technical Remarks:The last page I saw said to click on scenarios to see how creating an active footprint would work. These did not work for me; I'm not sure if it's because I'm on a Mac or not. This show would be great to use with a smartboard or mimeo board because students could come up and interact with the presentation.

Author:
Julie Heintz
(Teacher (K-12))

Date Added:
Dec 08, 2011

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